Abstract
The monodisperse micron-sized polystyrene particles crosslinked with polyether diol diacrylates were produced by a simple dispersion polymerization in an ethanol solution. Unlike conventional divinylmonomers, the polyether diol diacrylates used as a crosslinker showed an excellent effect on maintaining the particle monodispersity even in a moderate crosslinker concentration. It is believed that the monomer-diffusible surface of primary particles played a decisive role in achieving the monodispersity of final particles by suppressing the second nucleation. The importance of monomer-diffusivity was tried to understand systematically in producing the crosslinked micron-sized polymer particles by the dispersion polymerization.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 57-64 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects |
| Volume | 194 |
| Issue number | 1-3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 20 Dec 2001 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Monomer-diffusible surface
- Polyether diol diacrylate
- Second nucleation